James Southerland vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and James Southerland that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

James Southerland

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Southerland: 2013-14 to 2013-14
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Southerland 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons James Southerland 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played James Southerland 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games James Southerland 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team James Southerland 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Southerland 0 Nate Thurmond 5

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Southerland 3.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game James Southerland 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game James Southerland 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game James Southerland 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game James Southerland 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Southerland 14 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds James Southerland 8 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists James Southerland 0 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals James Southerland 1 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks James Southerland 2 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games James Southerland 4 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Southerland .333 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage James Southerland .500 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Southerland .500 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Southerland 3.5 (2014) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game James Southerland 2.0 (2014) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game James Southerland 0.0 (2014) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game James Southerland 0.3 (2014) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Southerland 0.5 (2014) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Southerland - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game James Southerland - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game James Southerland - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game James Southerland - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game James Southerland - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Southerland - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds James Southerland - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists James Southerland - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals James Southerland - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks James Southerland - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games James Southerland 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Southerland - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage James Southerland - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Southerland - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Southerland - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game James Southerland - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game James Southerland - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Southerland - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game James Southerland - Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.